2016 Tesla Model X Complaint Log

THE MULTIMEDIA UNIT WAS BLACK OUT SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE YEAR. I CAN NOT CONTROL ALL FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR EXCEPT CHANGING GEARS. IT HAPPENED DURING STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAD CONTACT TESLA MANY TIMES. I SCHEDULED THREE APPTS WITH TESLA. THE EVENTS WERE VERIFIED BY TESLA. THEY CANCELLED APPT ALL THREE TIMES DUE TO LACK OF PART. IT HAS BEEN ONE YEAR. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY PUT ME AT RISK OF DANGER. IT HAS BEEN ONE YEAR. TESLA SHOULD NOT PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER IN ANY MINUTE ONCE THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM HERE IS RECALL INFO MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERSB2121001 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER21V035 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE SUMMARY THE EMMC FLASH MEMORY DEVICE IS RATED FOR AN INDUSTRY-STANDARD 3,000 PROGRAM/ERASE ('P/E') CYCLES. OVER TIME, AND DEPENDING ON USAGE OF THE AFFECTED COMPONENT, THE EMMC HARDWARE EXHAUSTS CYCLES FOR EACH NAND CELL. WHEN THE EMMC NAND CELL HARDWARE REACHES LIFETIME WEAR, AS MEASURED BY THE NUMBER OF P/E CYCLES AND REMAINING AVAILABLE STORAGE CAPACITY, THE EMMC CONTROLLER WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE FILESYSTEM. THIS WEAR-OUT CONDITION CAN CAUSE FAILURES OF THE CENTER DISPLAY SOFTWARE COMPONENTS, AND MAY INDIRECTLY CAUSE LOSS OF THE REARVIEW CAMERA DISPLAY, DEFROST/DEFOG CONTROL SETTINGS, AND EXTERIOR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTING.

THE CENTER DISPLAY AND SOMETIMES EVEN THE MAIN DISPLAY BLACK OUT DURING DRIVING. MOST TIMES THE SYSTEM REQUIRES A REBOOT WHICH CAN TAKE A FEW MINUTES. DURING THE TIME WHERE THE SCREEN ARE NOT VISIBLE YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER HEADLIGHTS OR THE ABILITY TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. IN ADDITION THE CAMERA WHICH IS DISPLAYED WHILE DRIVING IS ALSO UNAVAILABLE. IF THE CENTER SCREEN GOES BLACK THEN YOU CAN'T SEE HOW FAST YOUR GOING OR IF YOUR PARK, DRIVE OR REVERSE.

I OWN 2 TESLAS (2013 S AND 2016 X) AND WITHIN 6 WEEKS BOTH CENTER SCREENS WENT BLANK. THE STATED REASONS BY TESLA FOR THE DEFECT FOR THE S IS LISTED AS "MS TEGRA MCU LTE PREM W-D MOTHERBOARD NA(1004740- 10-A)" AND FOR THE X IT'S LISTED AS "MCU, MDLSX, NA PREMIUM, REMAIN (64GB)(1098010-99-H)". I'M CONVINCED IT'S A BUILT-IN FLAW THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY TESLA VS THE OWNERS. ALSO, UPON MY REQUEST TO SEND ME THE DIAGNOSTIC LOGS THAT WOULD ALLOW ME TO VERIFY WETHER IT'S TRULY THE MOTHERBOARD OR THE SC CARD THAT IS DEFECT, TESLA REFUSED TO DO SO. IT'S A CRITICAL PIECE OF INFORMATION FOR ANY OWNER TO BE ABLE TO SEE AND READ.

MCU FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS DRIVING WITH AUTOPILOT ON THE FREEWAY. THE MCU FAILED AND DISENGAGE THE AUTOPILOT BUT THERE WAS NO AUDIO WARNING. ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF THE HOV LANE.

IN 2019 AIR SUSPENSION COMPRESSOR FAILED- REQUIRED 3500 DOLLARS TO FIX, WAS TOLD ITS WEAR AND TEAR. AGAIN ON NOV 20TH AIR SUSPENSION FAILED SIGN COMING UP. TIRES VERY CLOSE TO BODY, CAR SITTING LOW ON ROAD.

THE MCU (MAIN GRAPHICAL DISPLAY) WILL LOSE ALL SOUND (LOSS OF WARNING SOUNDS, BLINKER SOUNDS, LOSS OF RADIO), FREEZE (REQUIRING A MANUAL RESET/REBOOT, OR TAKE A LONG TIME TO BOOT BEFORE THE CAR WILL START. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY (MANY TIMES A MONTH FOR THE LAST 6-9 MONTHS). IT HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT LESS OFTEN AFTER A RECENT SOFTWARE UP FROM TESLA. ONE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REBOOT THEIR MAIN DISPLAY TO RETURN FUNCTIONALITY WHILE DRIVING (DRIVER DISTRACTION POTENTIAL).

AIR SUSPENSION CAME DOWN ON MY PASSENGER TIRE AND RIPPED OF THE TREED DESTROYING BUMPER, MIRROR AND BODY MOLDING

LOWER U JOINT FROM STEERING SHAFT TO STEERING RACK IS DIRECTLY EXPOSED TO ALL ROAD ELEMENTS AND DEBRIS THAT MAY BE RAISED, KICKED UP, OR SPLASHED UP FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. AS SUCH IT'S SUBJECT TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION, WASH OUT OF LUBRICATION, RUST AND OTHER DAMAGE. RECENTLY STEERING HAD STARTED TO STIFFEN UP, BUT WAS NOT TOO BAD. UNTIL MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SHE COULD NO LONGER TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE WHEEL LOCKS UP ABOUT EVERY 90 DEGREES. IT WILL GO SMOOTHLY, THEN AS YOU TURN IT WILL FIND "LOCK UP" OR EXTREMELY STIFF POINTS EVERY ~90 DEGREES IT IS TURNED. TESLA SERVICE TOLD ME IT WAS THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT U JOINT, AND THAT CORROSION AND THE LOCKING UP IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IF IT IS COMMON, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED OR HAVE SOME SORT OF SHIELD ON IT TO PROTECT FROM THE ELEMENTS. SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR IT IS ABOUT 3 WEEKS TO A MONTH OUT. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFELY DRIVABLE AT THIS TIME. I DID SOME INSPECTION FURTHER. I'VE ATTACHED SOME PHOTOS OF THE SPECIFIC PART. WHEN I FIRST SAW THE PART (SORRY, I DO NOT HAVE BEFORE HAND PICTURES) THE U-JOINT WAS COMPLETELY CAKED IN GREASE, GRIME, EVEN SALT FROM LAST WINTER, SAND, DIRT, ANYTHING YOU COULD IMAGINE BEING KICKED UP OFF THE ROAD. AFTER I THOROUGHLY DEGREASING AND CLEANING THE LOWER STEERING U-JOINT, WHICH REMOVED ALL OF THAT CRUD, THEN BLEW IT OUT WITH A AIR GUN, YOU CAN SEE IN THE ATTACHED PHOTOS THAT IT IS VERY RUSTED AND CORRODED EVEN AFTER A DEEP CLEANING. AFTER THIS DEEP CLEANING AND RELUBRICATION, THE STEERING WHEEL FULLY TURNS SMOOTHLY WITH MINOR BINDING IN PLACES. WHILE NO MAJOR ACCIDENT, WHEN MY WIFE COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL, SHE DID IMPACT THE CURB.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TESLA MODEL X. EQUIPPED WITH TIRE BRAND: BRIDGESTONE TIRES, TIRE LINE TO1027257-00-8, TIRE SIZE: 275/45R/20 CCLXS, DOT # UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S STEERING HAD BEEN SHAKING IN THE CONTACT'S HAND WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND SHE FELT A BOOM IN THE VEHICLE. THE TWO TIRES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAD FLATTENED.THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TESLA 52 DERWOOD CIR, ROCKVILLE, MD 20850 (301) 738-6523 . THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE REPAIRS COMPLETED AT THE DEALER AT A COST OF $8,000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. *BF*JB

I WAS GETTING HOME, DRIVING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT A SPEED OF 5 MILES AN HR. I BRAKED TO PARK THE CAR AND I HEARD A JERK AND THE CAR MADE A BIG NOISE AND THEN HIT THE FRONT OF MY HOME DOOR. I REVERSED AND BRAKED TO SEE IF IT WOULD HAPPEN AND IT DID AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS VERY HEAVY. WE THEN PARKED ON THE DRIVEWAY AND CALLED TESLA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY INFORMED US TO GET IT TOWED TO A TESLA DEALERSHIP. TESLA, REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE TOWING OR THE REPAIRS OR PROVIDE A LOANER CAR. WE REQUESTED THEM TO REPLACE IT AS PART OF THE WARRANTY, WHICH THEY REFUSED TO DO. WE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE DEALING WITH A SIMILAR ISSUE. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING THAT TESLA IS KNOWINGLY PUTTING OUR LIVES AT RISK, INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING A KNOWN ISSUE.

TESLA MODEL X FRONT LEFT FORE LINK FAILED WHILE BRAKING AT AN INTERSECTION ON CITY STREETS 1/2 MILE FROM HOME. ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 5 MPH OR LESS. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK TO HOME. ANY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE CAUSED LF WHEEL TO MOVE REARWARD AND CONTACT REAR OF WHEEL WELL. LINER WAS RIPPED OFF, RETRIEVED OFF THE GROUND, AND PLACED IN TRUNK OF CAR. TIRE RUBBED AGAINST WHEEL ARCH LINER (WHEEL LINER) RIPPING IT OFF AND DESTROYING IT. ELECTRICAL LINES BEHIND LINER HAD INSULATION DAMAGED. HYDRAULIC LINES BEHIND LINER WERE LOOSENED. DISC BRAKE DUST SHIELD WAS DAMAGED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TESLA REPAIR FACILITY. WHILE THERE WERE SCRATCHES ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FORE LINK, INDICATING CONTACT WITH AN OBJECT, DRIVER HAS NO RECOLLECTION OF THIS EVENT AND IF IT OCCURRED, IT HAD TO MONTHS (OR YEARS) BEFORE THE FAILURE AT THE KNUCKLE BALL JOINT RING. PART WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. DAMAGED PART WAS REQUESTED BUT NOT PROVIDED FOR INSPECTION. TESLA TOOK PHOTOS OF THE LINK PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT (ATTACHED). THIS ENTRY SHOULD BE FILED WITH NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE 20-020.

LEAVING CHILD'S SOCCER GAME, BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARM ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OCCURRED. MY FAMILY LIVES ABOUT 30 MINS FROM THIS AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED FINE DRIVING TO OUR SON'S GAME. THANKFULLY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE TOLLWAY AND HIGHWAY THAT IS USED DURING THIS COMMUTE. BACK IN APRIL I HAD THE TESLA SERVICED TO GET A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. NOTHING WAS DONE THEN TO INSPECT VEHICLE, EVEN WHEN A TSB WAS PUT OUT BACK IN FEB. 2017 FOR THIS ISSUE. AGAIN, THANKFUL FOR NO INJURES, TESLA IS NOW WANTING ME TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE AND THEN A NEW ALIGNMENT, CLOSE TO $1200. THIS WHEN MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN FATALLY INJURED.

ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 24. MY TOUCH SCREEN WHEN BLANK. FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH 1:20MIN WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENED BETWEEN 9AM TO NOON. I WON'T BE ABLE TO USE ANY CONTROL BESIDE DRIVING . AFTER I READ AN ARTICLE ONLINE WHICH MENTIONED TESLA WILL FIX IT FOR FREE AND SCHEDULED A REPAIR ON NOV12. THEY THEN CANCELLED MY APPOINTMENT BY SAYING MY PROBLEM CAUSED BY SOFTWARE GLITCH NOT HARDWARE. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED SCREENSHOT OF THEIR RESPONSE ON NOV 14!

DRIVER SIDE UPPER CONTROL ARM FAILED CAUSING BINDING AND CREAKING, FURTHER FAILURE WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN IT LEAVING THE VEHICLE UN-DRIVABLE. I WAS TOLD FURTHER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. TESLA SERVICE TOLD ME THAT IT'S AN KNOWN ISSUE.

MAIN SCREEN COMPUTER (MCU)JUST SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT TESLA ALREADY KNEW ABOUT AND THIS IS A LONG TIME ISSUE.

TESLA ALERTED ME TO THEIR RECALL IN FEB 2020 RELATED TO BOLTS HTTPS://WWW.TESLA.COM/SUPPORT/MODEL-X-STEERING-ASSIST-MOTOR-BOLT-RECALL AS OF LAST COMMUNICATIONS IN OCT 2020, TESLA STILL DIDN'T HAVE PARTS IN MY REGION AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY ADD'L INFORMATION TO PROVIDE. THEIR RESPONSES INCLUDED A "DON'T WORRY...ISSUES ONLY OCCUR IN COLD REGIONS IN THE NORTHEAST THAT USE A SPECIAL KIND OF SALT". - WHICH IS THE REGION I LIVE IN. (EMAIL TRANSCRIPT ATTACHED) IS THERE A STANDARD FOR A MFR TO HAVE TO MANAGE A RECALL?

MCU ISSUE AND BUBBLE SCREEN

THE VEHICLE STARTED TAKING LONGER TO START UP ABOUT A FEW MONTHS AGO. THEN THE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REBOOTED ON A REGULAR BASIS TO BE FUNCTIONAL. AT ONE POINT THE MAIN SCREEN THAT CONTROLS ALL THE SAFETY AND VISIBILITY FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE UP TO 5 MINUTES TO START UP. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH TESLA'S OLDER THAN 2018 WHERE THEY ENCOUNTER AN "EMMC FAILURE" OF THE MCU. THE DEFECT OF THE MCU WAS ADDRESSED WHEN TESLA REPLACED THE MCU IN ITS VEHICLES IN 2018. THIS SHOULD BE TREATED AS A RECALL DUE TO THE DESIGN FLAW OF THE MANUFACTURER. THE MCU CONTROLS ALL THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR VIEW CAMERA. WITHOUT THE MCU IT MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO HAVE THE VISIBILITY NEEDED TO GO IN REVERSE.

STARTING IN 2013 TESLA CARS THE EMMC MEMORY CHIP CONNECTED TO THE MCU THAT CONTROLS THE CENTER CONSOLE DISPLAY AND MOST ELECTRONICS FAILS AFTER ABOUT 4 YEARS OF USAGE DUE TO WRITING TO THE CHIP OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WHEN THE MEMORY CHIP FAILS YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF THE HEATING/COOLING, BACKUP VIEW, ETC. EVERY TESLA CAR MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2013 AND 2018 WILL HAVE THE PROBLEM.

CENTER CONSULE WENT COMPLETELY DARK AFTER MCU FAILED. SIDE MIRRORS COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED AND BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING

MY TOUCHSCREEN WENT BLACK AND SYSTEMS BECAME DISABLED (AIR CONTROL, AUTOPILOT, MUSIC, NAVIGATION). WITHIN A WEEK THE READINGS ON MY PHONE APP WERE NOT CORRECT AND IT TOOK SOME TIME FOR THE POWER TO ENGAGE THE GEARS. MY BACKUP CAMERA WENT DARK. FINALLY, I COULD NOT PUT MY CAR IN GEAR AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED BY A SPECIALTY TOWING SERVICE. TESLA TELLS ME IT IS A SOFTWARE ISSUE, BUT I THINK A MEMORY CHIP HAS GONE BAD. I THINK THIS RELATES TO AN EXISTING INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE BY NHTSA.

The door seals on the falcon wing doors leak anytime there is any amount of water on them. Tesla knows about the faulty seals and used improved seals for newer models.

TOUCHSCREEN DIED COMPLETELY AFFECTING ABILITY TO DRIVE VEHICLE. NO ABILITY TO CONTROL DEFROST OR AIR CONDITIONING FOR WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY. TURN SIGNALS PRODUCE NO AUDIBLE NOISE. NO BACKUP CAMERA. NO ABILITY TO CHANGE CHARGE RATE OR REASONABLY IDENTIFY WHEN CAR WILL RUN OUT OF CHARGE AND DIE ON A LONG TRIP. I CANNOT TELL OF MY BATTERY FAN IS WORKING TO PREVENT OVERHEATING AND FIRES. NO ABILITY TO TELL IF AIRBAGS ARE FUNCTIONAL OR SHUT OFF. NO ABILITY TO TELL IF MILES DRIVEN ARE REGISTERED ON ODOMETER. NO ABILITY TO TURN ON A TOW MODE IF VEHICLE IS DISABLED.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON AN INTERSTATE, A GLASS PLATE APPROXIMATELY 8 I INCHES X 18 INCHES ON THE CAR ROOF SITUATED BETWEEN THE FALCON WING DOORS AND COVERING THE DOOR LIFT HENGES WAS BLOWN OFF BY THE WIND FORCE. I WAS UNAWARE THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED UNTIL ARRIVAL AT MY DESTINATION. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS NEAR ME AT THE TIME. SO, I AM UNAWARE OF ANY DAMAGES TO OTHER VEHICLES. THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE DAMAGE OR INJURY HAD THERE BEEN ANOTHER CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME SHOULD BE EVIDENT. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE GLASS PLATE IS ONLY ATTACHED WITH GLUE. ACCORDING TO THE TESLA MODEL X OWNERS FORUM, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER OWNERS AND IS RELATED TO DETERIORATING RUBBER SEALS AROUND THE FALCON WING DOORS THAT TESLA HAS CLAIMED TO BE ONLY COSMETIC. I BELIEVE THAT THE DETERIORATION OF THAT RUBBER SEAL ALLOWED THE WIND TO GET UNDER THE GLASS PLATE AND ALLOW IT COME LOOSE.

MAY 2020 WHILE MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I CONTINUALLY HAD ISSUES WITH THE MAIN SCREEN. ISSUES WERE REPORTED TO TESLA WHO ASSERTED IT WAS THE FIRMWARE. TESLA KEPT MY CAR FOR OVER A WEEK FOR REPAIRS, THEN CHARGED ME $400 FOR NEW FIRMWARE. HOWEVER WITHIN TWO MONTHS THE ISSUES BEGAN AGAIN, THE SCREEN GOING BLACK AND MULTIPLE ERRORS. IN AUGUST I WAS FINALLY GIVEN ANOTHER SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THIS TIME THEY ASSERTED IT WAS THE 12V BATTERY (DESPITE RECENTLY HAVING THAT REPLACED IN 2019). AFTER REPLACING THE 12V BATTERY THE PROBLEMS WITH THE MCU STILL PERSISTED. IT TAKES ABOUT 3WKS TO 1MONTH TO EVEN GET A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE ISSUE IS WITH THE MCU WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I DO BELIEVE THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE MCU ALL THE TIME. I DO BELIEVE TESLA EITHER MISDIAGNOSED OR KNOWINGLY DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. NOW I AM BEING ASKED TO PAY $2500 NOT INCLUDING TAX AND LABOR TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MCU FOR PROBLEMS WHICH WERE INITIALLY REPORTED WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. FURTHER, TESLA IS NOW CLAIMING THEY NO LONGER HAVE LOGS OF DIAGNOSTICS ON MY CAR WHEN I REQUESTED TO SEE THE DIAGNOSTICS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY RUN DIAGNOSING MY BLACK SCREEN ALTHOUT THE DO AGREE MY CAR HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY BROUGHT IN FOR A BLACK SCREEN AND NON-FUNCTIONING SYSTEM. DISABLED SCREEN FUNCTIONALITY CAUSES SEVERAL OTHER SYSTEMS OF THE CAR NOT TO WORK: REGENERATIVE BRAKING DISABLED, AUTOPILOT DISABLED, DRIVER AND USER SETTINGS, DISABLED, AC UNIT NOT FUNCTIONING, STEREO/RADIO CAPABILITY DISABLED. EACH DAY A DIFFERENT ALARM OR NOT WOULD COME ON DISABLING ANOTHER FUNCTION WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS AND VERY UNNERVING, ESPECIALLY WHILE TRANSPORTING THREE YOUNG CHILDREN. I HAVE ASKED TESLA FOR DIAGNOSTICS LOGS ON MY CAR AND HOPING TO RECEIVE AND SUBMIT THEM AS SUPPORT FOR THIS COMPLAINT.

THE CENTER CONSOLE WENT DEAD, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED, WOULD NOT EVEN GO INTO NEUTRAL, HAD TO DRAGGED OUT OF THE GARAGE BY THE TOW COMPANY AND THEN SHIPPED TO THE DEDHAM, MA FOR REPAIR. THE ISSUE WAS A FAILED EMMC MODULE AND COST BE ABOUT $600 IN REPAIRS

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2016 TESLA MODEL X I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE MCU (MAIN SCREEN) IT KEEPS FREEZING UP, IT WON'T RESPOND TO MY TOUCH COMMANDS, I CAN NOT CHANGE THE SUSPENSION SETTINGS, DRIVING SETTINGS, CLIMATE CONTROL, DISABLING PIN AND EVERYTHING THAT IS RELATED TO THE SCREEN WHICH IS BASICALLY ALL FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE. MY TESLA IS UNDER FULL FACTORY WARRANTY AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SERVICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ALONG WITH SOME OTHER ISSUES 4 OR 5 TIMES, EVERY TIME TESLA SERVICE CENTER TELLS ME THAT THE SCREEN PROBLEM IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON A SOFTWARE FIX FOR IT. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FULLY GET A USE OUT OF ALL FEATURES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. TESLA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GIVE ME A TIMEFRAME ON WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO SEND THE UPDATE TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH THE SCREEN. MEANWHILE ME AND MY FAMILY ARE AT THE RISK OF NOT BEING ABLE TO START AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE IF SCREEN IS FROZEN AND WE WOULD HAVE TO RESET THE SYSTEM WHICH USUALLY TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES. BACKUP CAMERA DOESN'T SHOW THE PICTURE, SCREEN GETS DISTORTED. I NOTICED UNEVEN TIRE WEAR WHICH I WAS TOLD BY TESLA THAT IT WAS DUE TO SUSPENSION SETTINGS AND I WAS DRIVING IT IN LOW MODE. I CAN'T CHANGE THE SETTINGS DUE TO SCREEN NOT FUNCTIONING. I HAVE GIVEN TESLA SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO FIX THE ISSUE AND THEY FAILED. MY LAST SERVICE THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME AROUND $1700 (50% OFF) TO RELAPSE THE SCREEN WHICH SHOULD BE FULLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM HAPPENS DURING DRIVE OR WHILE STATIONARY.

HERE IS A 2016 TESLA MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/37193012?ROWNUMBER=146 IT HAS BEEN HAVING A REALLY BAD DAY. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE HIGH POWERED CAR, IT IS TO BE HOPED THAT THE OWNER WOULD NOT BE DRIVING AROUND ON BALD TIRES. AND YET, THE TREAD ON THE LEFT HAND WHEEL IS BADLY WORN AWAY AS THOUGH IT HAS PERHAPS BEEN RUBBING AGAINST THE BODYWORK BECAUSE THE TOP BALL JOINT HAS POPPED APART AND EVERYTHING HAS TURNED TO FECULENCE. I ONCE AGAIN URGE YOU TO FOLLOW THE LEAD OF THE CHINESE SAFETY AUTHORITIES AND DEMAND A RECALL OF THESE MURDEROUS MISSILES. THANK YOU. KEEF

HERE IS A 2016 TESLA MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/36658270?ROWNUMBER=43 IT HAS BEEN IN A SERIOUS CRASH AND HAS BIO-HAZARD STICKER. JUDGING BY THE CONDITION OF THE WRECK IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT THE DRIVER WAS KILLED OR INJURED. THE TOP BALL-JOINT HAS POPPED APART. EVEN IN A CRASH IT IS UNUSUAL FOR A BALL-JOINT TO BE POPPED APART LIKE THIS. IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THE BALL JOINT POPPING CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH THEN RESULTED IN THIS CRASH. THIS CAR HAS DONE 95,000 MILES. IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THE BALL-JOINT WAS WORN DOWN SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW THE BALL TO POP OUT. MANY OF THESE BALL JOINT SEPARATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA AND TO THE CHINESE EQUIVALENT ORGANISATION SAMR/DPAC. IT WOULD BE A VERY GOOD IDEA FOR YOU TO DEMAND A TESLA RECALL IN THE SAME WAY THAT CHINA HAS DONE. THANK YOU. YOUR FRIEND KEEF

The tegra daughter board failed inside the MCU, which is the "brain" of the car. Tesla had known this would happen and yet they did not do anything about it beforehand. The central screen of the car would not turn on despite me trying reboot the computer 15 times. The air conditioning would not work. I had to drive my tesla 30 miles without the turn signal working and the falcon door half open (falcon door could not close completely because the central computer was not working). I am a widow with 3 young kids less than 10. I cannot imagine what would happen if the kids were in the car with me. I paid $$791.70 for the replacement of the daughter board. Several months later I received an email saying that I might be eligible for reimbursement. However, when I logged into my tesla account, it says my car is not eligible for reimbursement without providing a reason. I reached out to tesla support through email. But the email offered no help. It just says the team that reviews eMMc related issues will not receive forwarded cases from tesla support and that I will not receive any replies from them if I send them further emails. I did reply to the email and never receive any reply from them. I believe that I'm eligible for reimbursement and I would like the eMMc team to review my Model X information. I would like to get in contact with the eMMc team and be provided a reason for my ineligibility for reimbursement.

WHILE MANEUVERING IN REVERSE AT LOW SPEED IN A FLAT COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT ABOUT A MILE FROM MY HOME. I WAS MANEUVERING TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE, AT ONLY ONE OR TWO MILES PER HOUR. I HEAR A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE. I DETERMINED THAT SOME SORT OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE HAD HAPPENED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION. THE WHEEL WELL LINER WAS TORN FROM THE FRONT WHEEL WELL. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER VISUALLY CONFIRMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSPENSION HAD FAILED (THEY MENTIONED A PART BY NAME, BUT I DON'T RECALL WHAT THEY SAID). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TESLA SERVICE WATERTOWN, WHERE A FEW DAYS LATER THEY CONFIRMED, IN THEIR WORDS "FOUND RH FRONT FORE LINK, WHEEL ARCH LINER, AND FENDER GARNISH REQUIRE REPLACEMENT, AND VEHICLE REQUIRES ALIGNMENT". THEY DENIED THE SERVICE UNDER WARRANTY, STATING THAT IN THE VIEW OF THEIR SERVICE TECHNICIANS, I HAD STRUCK SOME SORT OF OBSTACLE CAUSING THE FAILURE. FOR THE RECORD: I DID NOT. THERE WAS NO NOTABLE COLIISION OR ROAD HAZARD STRIKE IN THE PERIOD LEADING UP TO THIS SUSPENSION FAILURE. I PAID $1319 OUT OF POCKET (AND LOST THE USE OF THE VEHICLE FOR 5 DAYS WAITING ON PARTS) TO RESTORE THE VEHICLE TO SERVICE, AND THERE'S STILL A DEFERRED ITEM FROM THE SERVICE ITEM I HAVEN'T ADDRESSED YET: "FRONT CAMBER WAS NOT ABLE TO BE ADJUSTED DUE TO HARDWARE, AND WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT IN THE FUTURE. ALSO NOTED VEHICLE HAS VIBRATION UNDER ACCELERATION. RECOMMEND SCHEDULING FOLLOW UP FOR AXLES AND MOTOR MOUNT." WHEN I READ TODAY THAT THE NHTSA WAS INITIATING AN INVESTIGATION INTO SOMETHING SIMILAR, I WANTED TO ADD MY DATA TO THE COMPLAINT. ATTACHED IS THE SERVICE INVOICE FROM TESLA RELATED TO THIS ISSUE.

MY MCU HAS BEGUN TO FAIL. NOT ALLOWING ME TO HAVE TOTAL CONTROL OF THE CAR. EXAMPLES ARE... SAFETY ISSUES LIKE LOSS OF BACKUP CAMERA, LOSS OF TURNING SIGNALS, LOSS OF EMERGENCY HAZARD LIGHTS, LOSS OF HEADLIGHT CONTROLS, UNLOCKING DOORS FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND OPENING ELECTRONIC DOORS.

CLUNK SOUND FROM FRONT WHEELS AT LOW SPEEDS. . TESLA. SAYS IT IS THE UPPER SUSPENSION ARMS - ABSURD FOR A CAR WITH 25K ON IT AND NOT OFF-ROAD ALSO TESLA BLAINS THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL ARE NOT AVAILABLE WITH NO ESTIMATION OF THE REPAIR TO BE DONE FOR THE OPEN RECALL

FIRST ENCOUNTERED WHILE DRIVING TO TOWN AND IT JUST KEPT GETTING WORSE OVER TIME, ALMOST DID NOT MAKE IT HOME. HAD TO PAY ABOUT $700 TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE TESLA REPAIR CENTER IN DENVER, COLORADO. STARTED TO NOT BEING ABLE TO PLAY MUSIC, THEN NO TURN SIGNAL AND THEN BIG SCREEN WHEN BLACK. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WOULD NOT TAKE A CHARGE ANYMORE AND MANY OTHER SMALL ISSUES KEEPS PILING ON CURRENT ISSUE IS WITH THE MCU1 (RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED)

The contact owns a 2016 Tesla Model X. The contact stated that the display screen went blank while driving at various speeds without warning. The contact restarted the vehicle and the display screen functionality returned; however, the failure recurred soon after restart. The contact then received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V035000 (Back Over Prevention, Visibility, Exterior Lighting). The contact took the vehicle to a service center and was informed that there was a limited amount of parts to repair the vehicle. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not on the priority list for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle remained at the dealer and was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

HERE IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A TESLA WITH A POPPED BALL-JOINT. HTTPS://POCTRA.COM/2016-TESLA-MODEL-X/ID-AI6J3YJQME16NYXJ/EBENSBURG-PA/PHOTOS THE BALL JOINT ATTACHES TO A FLIMSY PRESSED STEEL UPPER WISHBONE. THAT WISHBONE IS NOT EVEN BENT OUT OF SHAPE SO THEREFORE THE BALL-JOINT CAN NOT HAVE HAD ANY GREAT FORCE PLACED UPON IT. IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT IT WAS THIS POPPED BALL JOINT THAT CAUSED THIS MAJOR CRASH. I'LL SAY IT AGAIN. BAD BALL JOINTS. BAD BAD ELON PLEASE RECALL THESE DEATHTRAPS. THANK YOU KEEF

I WENT TO START MY CAR AND THE SCREEN WAS BLACK. MY CAR HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN FOR 5 MONTHS SINCE I WAS TRAVELING. I HAD CLEARED ALL OF THE MEMORY (NAVIGATION, ADDRESSES, MUSIC STATIONS, ETC.), PRIOR TO LEAVING. I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND THE TURNING SIGNALS DIDN'T WORK. THE SAFETY OF THE CAR FELT COMPROMISED SINCE THE TURNING SIGNALS, REAR BACKUP CAMERA, SUSPENSION -BASICALLY MOST OF THE CAR CONTROLS WERE IN-OPERATABLE.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON JULY 31 AT ABOUT 7PM, THE CENTER TOUCHSCREEN WENT BLACK AND WOULD NOT RESET USING TESLA INSTRUCTIONS. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE A/C AND CLIMATE CONTROLS WERE THEREFORE STUCK IN THE ON POSITION WITH NO RECOURSE. ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS HANDLED BY TOUCHSCREEN WERE INOPERATIVE. TESLA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED ON MORNING OF AUG 1 FOR OIPTIONS, BUT RESET PROTOCOLS OFFERRED DID NOTHING TO HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM. CAR TAKEN IN TO TESLA SERVICE CENTER ON AUG 2, WITH INOPERATIVE MCU IDENTIFIED AS THE CAUSE ON AUG 3. REPAIR COST ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT $1500. I THEN FOUND OUT THE REPAIR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY ONLY BECAUSE TESLA HAD SHORTENED THE WARRANTY BY 2 YEARS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IF THE WARRANTY WAS AS STATED WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED, THIS REPAIR WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY TESLA. SORRY, NO USEFUL PICS OR DOCS APPY AT THIS POINT, AS REPAIR HAS NOT YET BEEN MADE.

MAIN TOUCH SCREEN FAILED TO LOAD. SAME SCREEN CONTROL ALMOST EVERYTHING FROM AC TO SUSPENSION, NAVIGATION ETC. CAR WAS PARKED WHEN SCREEN FAILED TO LOAD . SAME ISSUE HAPPENED FEW TIMES BEFORE IN SPAN OF ONE WEEK , HOWEVER EVENTUALLY SCREEN BOOTED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ME TO GET EVEN MORE NERVOUS WHAT IF SCREEN FAIL AGAIN WHILE I'M TOWING TRAILER ( TOWING MODE IS ALSO CONTROLLED IN SAME SCREE AS WELL AS REAR CAMERA ).

MAIN COMPUTER SYSTEM DIED. ALL SCREENS STOPPED FUNCTIONING (INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER). CAR WOULDNT LOCK/UNLOCK. TESLA SAID THE MCU HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME BECAUSE IT WAS 5 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY.

THE TOUCHSCREEN BECOME LESS RESPONSIVE THE PAST FEW MONTHS, THE POWER-UP TIME BECOMES LONGER, THE SCREEN WOULD FREEZE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REBOOTED, AND ON JULY 24TH THE MCU UNIT IS A TOTAL FAILURE. I COULDN'T EVEN DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL TESLA MOBILE SERVICE COMES OUT TO CYCLE THE POWER OF 24V. THE COST IS $85 OF DIAGNOSTICS FEE BUT HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING BESIDES THAT IT IS NOT RESPONSIVE. AFTER THAT I HAVE TO RESCHEDULE ANOTHER VISITS WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL AUG 12TH. I CAN DRIVE NOW WITH BLACK MCU BUT I CAN'T CONTROL BLINKERS. MY BLINKERS ARE ALWAYS OFF. VERY UNSAFE. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 55K MILES. IT IS RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. THE MOBILE SERVICE AND PHONE CALL WITH SERVICE SHOP IN RENO LOCATION BOTH SUGGEST ME TO REPLACE TO A NEW MCU AND SINCE IT IS OUT OF POCKET IT MAKES SENSE TO DO A MCU UPGRADE INSTEAD. TOTAL WITH PART $2500 IT WOULD BE AROUND $3000.

MCU-TOUCHSCREEN EMMC FAILURE - MCU1 (VERSION 1) UNIT IN TESLA, INCLUDING MY 2016 TESLA MODEL X HAS AN EMMC CHIP THAT CAUSE FAILURES RESULTED IN WHOLE CENTRAL SCREEN GOING BLANK, FREEZES, AND AS RESULT MAKE CAR NOT-OPERATIONAL - NO NAVIGATION, NO CLIMATE CONTROL, NO OTHER CONTROLS OF THE VEHICLE, SINCE IT'S ALL DRIVEN THROUGH CENTRAL SCREEN. CONSIDERING MY CAR IF JUST 3.5 YEARS OLD, THIS IS REALLY CONCERNING AND TESLA SHOULD ADDRESS THIS TECHNICAL FLAW.

IN JUNE OF 2020, THE ENTIRE POWER/ELECTRONIC SYSTEM IN MY 2016 MODEL X FAILED (AT 73K MILES), LEAVING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE (AND EVEN UNABLE TO BE PUT INTO NEUTRAL FOR TOWING). I HAD IT DRAGGED ONTO A TRUCK AND TAKEN TO A TESLA SERVICE CENTER, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED A FAILED MCU. THE FAILURE, I WAS TOLD, IN RARE CASES CAUSED A FAILURE ACROSS THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. THEY REPLACED THE MCU AND CHARGED ME $1400. TESLA HAS SUPPOSEDLY OFFERED A REFUND ON THE REPAIR TO CUSTOMERS WHO HAD THE PART FAIL (WHILE REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SAFETY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH FAILURE), BUT HAS NOT INCLUDED MY VIN IN THEIR DATABASE OF IMPACTED VEHICLES. THE COMPANY IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING MY CAR WAS ONE OF THE VEHICLES IN THE RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE CLEARLY HAPPENED. HOW CAN I HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT? IS THERE ANY WAY THE NHTSA CAN HELP?

TOTAL MAIN COMPUTER FAILURE (MCU) - MANY SAFETY FEATURES WERE UNACCESSIBLE AND NOT AVAILABLE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS STOP WORKING, THE SETTINGS FOR AUTOPILOT AND DRIVING ARE GONE, THE SUSPENSION SETTINGS, THE ABILITY TO TURN ON HEADLIGHTS MANUALLY, ABILITY TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THE VEHICLE, NAVIGATION, A/C, SUNROOF CONTROLS, ETC.

SUDDEN UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF MCU1-THE MAIN CONTROL TOUCH SCREEN OF THE CAR. LIMITING ACCESS TO KEY SAFETY FEATURES SUCH AS BACK UP CAMERA AND OTHER VEHICLE CONTROLS. THE VEHICLE HAD AN UNUSUAL DISPLAY BEHAVIOR AND TOOK A PROLONGED TIME TO WAKE UP, THEN THE CENTER DISPLAY FAILED TO TURN ON AT ALL. MANUAL RESET ATTEMPTS FAILED.

INSTRUMENTAL SCREEN FAIL WHILE DRIVING KEEP GETTING REBOOT SO I CANNOT SEE HOW FAST I AM DRIVING BATTERY INFO.

MCU1 THE MAIN COMPUTER CONTROLLING THE CAR CRASHES FREQUENTLY AND DISABLES THE CAR

MY SCREEN GOES BLACK. THIS RECOVERS OVER TIME WHEN I REBOOT, BUT IF I AM CHECKING MILEAGE THE SCREEN GOES BLACK AGAIN. PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME CAR HAVE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER MEMORY FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND MOVING ON A CITY STREET. I AM NOT ABLE TO GET A SERVICE APPOINTMENT UNTIL AUGUST 7, 2020

THE MCU IN THIS 2016 MODEL X DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT WILL RANDOMLY CRASH AND GO COMPLETELY BLACK WHILE THE CAR IS IN USE WHICH STOPS ALL FUNCTIONALITY OF THE HVAC, RADIO/AUDIO, NAVIGATION, ETC. THE CAR ALSO CONTAINS A BROWSER WHICH DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. THE MCU IS EXTREMELY LAGGY WHEN IT IS WORKING.

MY MCU WENT OUT AND I HAD NO WORKING HORN OR BLINKERS. I WAS ALMOST SIDE SWIPED BY A TRUCK THAT WAS COMING INTO MY LANE AS IF I WASN'T THERE AND I TRIED TO BLOW MY HORN AND I HAD NO HORN TO ALERT HIM OF PRESENTS IN THE LANE HE WAS AND DID MERGE AND I HAD TO HIT MY BRAKES TO AVOID HIM FROM CRASHING INTO US! THIS UNSAFE FOR A CAR THAT IF YOUR MCU GOES OUT YOU LOOSE SOME OF YOUR SAFETY FEATURES THAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE!